Devashis Rath

Devashis is Professor of Practice in the area of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, at IIM Nagpur. He obtained his Fellowship from MDI, Gurgaon, after having spent 7 years in corporate employment. He holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and Law from Utkal University, Odisha, besides a Masters in Personal Management & Labour Welfare from the same University. Post his Fellowship, Devashis joined back the corporate sector and worked in organizations like Reliance Retail, DDI (a US MNC in the consulting sector), and Aditya Birla Group.

His major work experiences and exposures are in the areas of designing and running assessment and development centres, leadership development, executive coaching, organizational effectiveness, talent management, POSH, investigating corporate fraud along with prevention, prohibition and consequence management, diversity and inclusion, employee wellness and employee engagement.

A) Refereed Journals (Indian):

• Future Of Industrial Relations And Industrial Relations In Future: The Indian Scenario, Vikalpa, the Journal Of Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad, Vol.21, No.4, Oct.-Dec. 1996, 47-54. (First author).
• Rehabilitating Land Displaced People Of Green Field Projects In Orissa, Management and Labour Studies, the Journal Of Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, Vol.24, No.1, January 1999, 54-65.
• Organisational Change at GE: A Theoretical Exposition, Management & Change, the Journal of the Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan – June 2001, 125-141.
• Evolution of Competitive Corporate India: Neo-bureaucratic Trends in Indian Organisations, South Asian Journal of Management, the Journal of Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia, Hyderabad, January – June, 2001, Vol.8, No.1 & 2, 33-50.
• Leadership and Corporate Downsizing: The Legitimacy of Exercising Strategic Choice, Management & Change, the Journal of the Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi, Vol. 6, No.2, Winter 2002, 329-346.

B) Refereed Journals (International):

• New Holland Tractors (India), Asian Case Research Journal, the Journal of National University of Singapore published by World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, June 2002, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 55-84. (First author).

C) Professional Business Journals & Magazines:

• In Search of Character In Corporate Leadership, Human Capital, October 2000, 20-24.
• To Close the Loop: Ensuring Transfer of Training Effects can be the Key to Productivity, Human Capital, December 2000, p: 22-25.
• Revising Job Rotation, The Journal of Indian Management & Strategy, Jan-Mar, 2001, 12-15.
• HRM Practices in India and France: A Comparative Perspective, Personnel Today, Jan Mar, 2001, Vol. XXI, No.4, 23-30.
• The Power to Empower, Human Capital, July, 2001, 32-37.
• Relevance of Learning Theories in Understanding Behaviour in Organisations, Indian Journal of Training and Development (IJTD), July-September, 2001, Vol. 31, No.3, 27-37.
• Deciding to Downsize: Criticality of a Leader’s Role, The Journal of Indian Management & Strategy, Oct-Dec, 2001, Vol. 6, No. 4, 58-61.
• Polluting Industries: A Strategy for Social Action, The Indian Journal of Public Administration, Jan-Mar 2002, Vol. XLVIII No.1, 90-95.
• Building Great Teams: The Case if NHI, Personnel Today, July-September 2002, Vol. XXIII, No.2, 41-44. (First Author).
• Technology Assessment for Industry: An Exposition on its Methods and Tools, Productivity Promotion, July-September 2002, Vol. 6, No.22, 66-74.
• Moving away from Bureaucracy, Training & Management, November 2002, Vol. I, Issue 11, 12-13.
• Anatomy of Empowering Leaders, The Journal of Indian Management & Strategy, Oct Dec, 2002, Vol. 7, No. 4, 61-63.
• Kalinga Ferro Alloys Corporation: A Teaching Case. Indian Journal of Training and Development (IJTD), July-September, 2002, Vol. 32, No.3, 100-105.
• The Pathway to Managerial Leadership. Indian Management, May 2003, Vol.42, Issue 5, 60-65. 15. Outsourcing HR Activities: A Decision Matrix. Personnel Today, April-June 2003, Vol. XXIV, No.1, 37-40.
• Employer-Employee Relationship: History of Its Inertia & Prospects of a Change. Kerala Personnel, Annual Issue 2004, Vol. XIII, Issue 4, 23-31.
• This is Not my Job. Human Capital. March 2006, 48-54.
• The Many Roles People Play. Indian Management, April 2006, Vol.45, Issue 4, 75-81.

Papers Accepted / Presented in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops:

• A Teaching case on New Holland Tractors (India) Pvt. Limited. Presented in the Fourth Conference of Strategic Management Forum on “A Decade of Liberalisation and Globalisation: Retrospect and Prospects” from 24th to 26th May, 2001 at IIM (Ahmedabad).
• A Vendantic Perspective on Leadership and Spirituality, Accepted for presentation in the 4th Annual Conference of SlaM Network (Spirituality, Leadership and Management Network) on “Spirituality, Leadership and Management – Integrating Purpose, Vision and Practicality” from 6th to 9th December 2001 at Rydges Eaglehawk Resort, Canberra Australia.
• Performance Management: A Historical Journey. Presented in the opening session of the 5th National Management Forum conference of Mauritian Management Association, from 29th to 30th November, 2005 at Port-Louis, Mauritius.
• Instilling Innovation and Creativity in the Organisation. Presented in the closing session of the 5th National Management Forum conference of Mauritian Management Association, from 29th to 30th November, 2005 at Port-Louis, Mauritius.
• Pricing of Consultancy Proposals. Presented at the National Workshop on Consultancy Development: Some Strategic Issues, on17th March, 2006 at Department of Business Management, Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, Haryana.

Professor Rath has extensive exposure to executive education and providing consulting services to many large Indian corporate houses as well as MNCs operating in India and middle east. In his role as a Sr. Consultant at Development Dimensions International [DDI], a Pittsburgh based Talent Management & Leadership Development Consulting firm, Prof. Rath has designed and conducted assessment and development centres for sundry organizations.

As a certified Behavioural Event Interviewer and Master Trainer for DDI he has trained many CEOs and their one downs on the techniques of selecting ‘A’ raters.

As a certified Facilitation Skills Master Trainer of DDI he has conducted several Train the Trainer workshops besides delivering leadership development workshops for many marquee organizations in India and Saudi Arabia and Dubai.

He was also an executive coach for DDI had the pleasure of coaching few Managing Directors and Country Heads of MNCs operating in India.

As a HR practitioner, Prof. Rath has held several administrative positions in course of his corporate journey.